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How to Carry a Kayak and a Canoe on a 2014 Subaru Outback Wagon  

Published 02/16/2018



Question:

Don’t you have a solution using landing pads and towers with a cross bar? I was hoping I could remove the factory crossbars, put landing pads and towers on, then use 50" or longer Yakima bars. Then use the Yakima J-bars I already have for the kayak, and buy the keel up system for the canoe. I would use tie downs bow and stern to the bumpers for both boats. Total weight of both boats is <100 lbs. My concern is the towers and Yakima crossbars would only be spaced about 30" apart from front to back.

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Expert Reply:

I do have an option for you but we don't really have any feasible solutions for you to carry both a kayak and canoe on the roof of your 2014 Subaru Outback Wagon at the same time. Instead, I recommend placing both the kayak and canoe on a pull behind trailer like the Malone EcoLight Trailer part # MAL.

In order to pull a trailer with your vehicle you will need a trailer hitch, wiring harness, and ball mount/hitch ball. For this I recommend using the Draw-Tite Trailer Hitch part # 75673, T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness part # 118467, and the Ball Mount Kit part # 989900.

To secure the kayak to the trailer I recommend the Yakima DeckHand Kayak Carrier part # Y04083-2 and to secure the canoe I recommend the Yakima KeelOver Rooftop Canoe Carrier part # Y04069. These carriers come with everything you will need to secure your kayak and canoe to the trailer.

I have attached several review videos for you as well.

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John

2/16/2018

Don’t you have a solution using landing pads and towers with a cross bar? I was hoping I could remove the factory crossbars, put landing pads and towers on, then use 50" or longer Yakima bars. Then use the Yakima J-bars I already have for the kayak, and buy the keel up system for the canoe. I would use tie downs bow and stern to the bumpers for both boats. Total weight of both boats is <100 lbs. My concern is the towers and Yakima crossbars would only be spaced about 30" apart from front to back.

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Conner L.

2/16/2018

I cannot guarantee that both your kayak and canoe will fit on the roof of your 2014 Subaru Outback Wagon but in order to use an aftermarket roof rack system you would first need to remove the factory crossbars. Once done so can install the Yakima CoreBar Crossbar System which is composed or part # Y00422, part # Y53TR, and part # Y00239. This system uses fixed mounting points that will be present once the factory crossbars are removed. The bars included with this kit are 60" which will be spaced 29.5" apart. The 29.5" crossbar spacing will be the largest available for your vehicle. You would then use the Yakima KeelOver Rooftop Canoe Carrier part # Y04069 to secure the canoe and the Yakima JayLow Kayak Carrier part # Y04073 you already have to secure the kayak if space permits.

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